As Los Angeles area deck builders, we’re seeing more and more clients who want to take it to the next level. Our designers are totally into it. Multi-level decks very neatly address three kinds of practical matters. One, adaptation to sloping or hilly lots....

In Part One of this walk through a deck project, the Los Angeles deck builder and client reached full and informed agreement on the design and costs. Both parties signed a contract with full hearts and confidence. Before any building can begin, however, there are...

The word “pergola” came down to us from the late Latin “pergula,” and to Spanish as “la pérgola,” and all three refer to the same thing. A pergola was a great thing in Roman times and is today, too. Useful, versatile, economical, sturdy, and when...

A place apart from the frantic world, out of doors but sheltering. Secluded, though not barricaded. Comforting and comfortable. A tract of peace, away from it all. An oasis. The word and the idea come down to us from the caravan trade routes through the vast deserts...